Category: Animals

These are a couple photos that I took of the red tail hawk at the Turtle Bay Exploratorium. They have feedings daily where you can watch the birds being fed. This was a rare occasion when the trainers were with the birds. They were out in the main walkway.

My parents were lucky enough to enjoy a grey whale expedition in Baja, Mexico. They loved the experience! It looks like an adventure, they camped out in the middle of nowhere, the camp completely disassembles when the season is over.

Here are some of the photographs they took of the grey whales. The are magnificent large whales, and are surprisingly gentle and calm around the smaller boats.

Tail of a Grey Whale

This is the company that my parent used for their Whale Watching expedition! They also camped because the lagoon isn’t accessible all year around and the campsite is broken down completely after the tour.

These ducks are amazing! I looked up these ducks and they are the common Merganser wild duck also called the Goosander. they are larger ducks of lakes and rivers, and they prefer the fresh water. They are common to North America, Europe and Asia.

I love to watch them ducking in and out of the water getting food.They eat fish and nest in holes in trees. Which makes perfect sense there are a lot of trees in this area.

Common Merganser ducks in the Trinity river, CA.

These Common Merganser wild ducks like to swim up the side of the river, and then they float down. sometimes with little ducklings following. it’s adorable. In the Trinity river, we mostly see these wild ducks in the winter.

From Interstate 5 in northern California, there are a few Wildlife areas, which are very pristine. These historic natural wetlands formed from runoff from the Sacramento river and Butte Creek. Located in Butte and Glenn counties, the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area is a sight to see.

Sunset at Llano Seco wetlands.

I was passing by the Llano Seco around sunset. I went to see Storm Large at the Laxson Auditorium, at Chico State. She rocks! Look up her website. She sings with Pink Martini also. They have a song, called Veronique. Storm Large

Pictured a sunset from last February. Lnano Seco was beautiful that evening. There is a boarded walkway out that you can walk out on and get a good view of the wetlands, panoramic also.

Beautiful sunset at Llano Seco.

This is one of the finest wetland habitats in northern California. Below is a link to the Dept of Fish and Wildlife, with maps and much more details about the Wildlife area.

It’s a great place for bird watching, there are many species of birds. There are so many birds to see, here are just a few. There are pelicans, hawks, eagles, falcons, cuckoo, sparrows, cranes, herons, starlings, swallows, larks, blackbirds, and so many more I won’t list. Go to the website, and look at the pdf file, Bird Checklist. There are so many they need a check list.